Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Waffles & the Washing Machine Mystery #WafflesWednesday

KATIE: Ok, I'll play along. No Waffles, I haven't seen the new TV. What are you watching?

WAFFLES: Glogirly's Green Socks.

WAFFLES: I had no idea there was a show about her green socks.

KATIE: I hear the show starts out with two green socks but by the time it's over there's only one. It's kind of a mystery, sock-napping sort of thing.

WAFFLES: But what happens to the sock? Do they find it?

KATIE: You're just going to have to watch the show.

About Today's Photos

Last week, the day before Glogirly was due to leave on her big trip to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (post #1 will publish this Friday by the way!), the stackable washer/dryer met a tragic end. In order to have clean underwear for the trip, Glogirly had to dig out her quarters and head off to the local laundromat. Except there are hardly any laundromats anymore, so it wasn't exactly local.

Fast forward to yesterday when the shiny new washer/dryer arrived. We think the two guys carrying it up the two flights of stairs with the four 90 degree turns were probably whispering a few HBO words. It's a stackable unit so they had to carry the equivalent of a washer AND a dryer. Glogirly had to look away for fear of all the dents and paint scrapes they were likely making on the walls coming up the steps.

But we're back in business with our very first front-loading washer. Though Katie is only marginally impressed, Waffles is absolutely fascinated. When it started up for the first wash, he approached slowly, crouched low to the ground. Closer and closer he crept, until his nose was just about touching the glass. And there he sat, mesmerized, until the spin cycle gave him pause and he spun his head around just to make sure everything was ok.

Waffles already loved laundry day, what with all the warm sheets and bed making. But this gives the joy of laundry a whole new meaning for him.

And ***THIS*** is why Katie and Waffles have won so many awards and will win the Best Pet Humor Blog category at this year's conference. Bear and I LOVE this post and laughed out loud. Bear blames Momma for not coming up with this herself, but the truth is Bear won't get anywhere near the washer and dryer while they are on, so the expectation is just a little bit unfair given the material she has to work with :)

The head peep says that Glogirly is going to love her front-loading washer. We wouldn't know. Ours is in the garage where we can't watch it like Waffles can. If we were allowed to watch, maybe we could help when half of a pair of socks vanished, but no. The humans are on their own with that one.

How awesome! Waffles has something new. Just think of the hours he'll spend in front of his new TV. Hours that he won't spend counter cruising, opening kitchen cabinet doors, locking himself in the powder room, stealing Katie's toys.......By the way, Mom says those missing socks never return!!!

Watch out, he will be sleeping in there soon as you have to leave the door open or the washer turns into a mold factory. This is why I can never have a front load washing machine, Bear loves laundry and I am sure he would live in the front loader if I had one.

That final photo of Waffles is just too, too funny. Calista Jo likes to watch the clothes go around in the dryer through the front window. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo